Prelude to War
This event sparked the outbreak of World War 1.
What is the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?
This was the purposed of the Selective Service Act.
What is required men aged 21-30 to register for military service?
The role women played during the war.
What is increased job opportunities in factories and other roles?
This amendment granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This was the deadliest chemical weapon used in the war.
What is mustard gas?
This was the leader of Mexico overthrown in 1911.
Who is Porfirio Diaz?
The Zimmerman Note proposed this.
What is an alliance between Germany and Mexico in case the US entered the war?
Victory Gardens were this.
What is gardens planted by citizens to grow their own vegetables during the war?
The Red Scare was this.
What is a period of fear of communism and radical political movements in the US?
This disease caused significant military deaths.
What is the Spanish Flu?
The Sussex Pledge entailed this.
What is Germany promised not to sink anymore merchant ships without warning?
In this year, the US declared war on Germany.
What is 1917?
The purpose of The War Industries Board.
What is handled purchasing for the army and coordinated production for war efforts?
The key leaders at the peace conference were these men.
Who were President Wilson, David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, and Vittorio Orlando?
This was the nickname American soldiers were given during the war.
What is doughboys?
Name the two alliances in World War 1.
What is The Triple Entente and The Triple Alliance?
This was the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces.
Who is General John J. Pershing?
The Espionage and Sedition Acts aimed to do this.
What is prevent spying and resist the war, restricted free speech about the war?
This amendment prohibited alcohol in the United States.
What is the 18th Amendment?
German submarines were called this.
What is U-boats?
The significance of the Lusitania sinking.
What is it turned the public opinion in the US against Germany and contributed to the US entering the war?
Describe Wilson's Fourteen Points.
What is a proposal for peace including disarmament, open agreements, and the establishment of an international peacekeeping organization?
War-related expenses affected taxes in this way.
What is income taxes were raised to help pay for the war costs?
This was an international organization proposed by Wilson to promote peace and cooperation among countries.
What is the League of Nations?
This Christmas song was sung by British and German troops in 1914.
What is "Silent Night"?